EP0956956A3 - Ink jet recording apparatus comprising improved cleaning mechanism - Google Patents
Ink jet recording apparatus comprising improved cleaning mechanism Download PDFInfo
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- EP0956956A3 EP0956956A3 EP99108926A EP99108926A EP0956956A3 EP 0956956 A3 EP0956956 A3 EP 0956956A3 EP 99108926 A EP99108926 A EP 99108926A EP 99108926 A EP99108926 A EP 99108926A EP 0956956 A3 EP0956956 A3 EP 0956956A3
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- Prior art keywords
- wiping
- ink jet
- recording apparatus
- jet recording
- cleaning mechanism
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- 238000004140 cleaning Methods 0.000 title 1
- 238000009825 accumulation Methods 0.000 abstract 2
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/135—Nozzles
- B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
- B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
- B41J2/16535—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions
- B41J2/16538—Cleaning of print head nozzles using wiping constructions with brushes or wiper blades perpendicular to the nozzle plate
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
- B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
- B41J2/01—Ink jet
- B41J2/21—Ink jet for multi-colour printing
- B41J2/2107—Ink jet for multi-colour printing characterised by the ink properties
- B41J2/2114—Ejecting specialized liquids, e.g. transparent or processing liquids
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- Ink Jet (AREA)
Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP15224298 | 1998-05-15 | ||
JP10152242A JPH11320915A (en) | 1998-05-15 | 1998-05-15 | Ink-jet recording apparatus |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0956956A2 EP0956956A2 (en) | 1999-11-17 |
EP0956956A3 true EP0956956A3 (en) | 2000-09-13 |
EP0956956B1 EP0956956B1 (en) | 2010-12-15 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP99108926A Expired - Lifetime EP0956956B1 (en) | 1998-05-15 | 1999-05-05 | Ink jet recording apparatus comprising improved cleaning mechanism |
Country Status (4)
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US (1) | US6231157B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP0956956B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH11320915A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69943031D1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (29)
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US6520621B1 (en) * | 1999-01-08 | 2003-02-18 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Dual wiper scrapers for incompatible inkjet ink wipers |
US7052106B1 (en) | 2000-09-13 | 2006-05-30 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Print head recovery |
JP4850369B2 (en) | 2001-01-22 | 2012-01-11 | キヤノン株式会社 | Inkjet recording device |
US6929347B2 (en) * | 2001-04-24 | 2005-08-16 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet printing apparatus and wiping method therefor |
JP4205877B2 (en) * | 2001-05-16 | 2009-01-07 | 東芝テック株式会社 | Inkjet recording device |
US20040155921A1 (en) | 2001-09-05 | 2004-08-12 | Simmons Laura Elisabeth | Pen wiping method and system that employs a treadmill belt |
US7448726B2 (en) * | 2005-10-18 | 2008-11-11 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Wiping |
JP2008036953A (en) * | 2006-08-04 | 2008-02-21 | Sharp Corp | Inkjet recording device |
JP5029261B2 (en) | 2007-09-28 | 2012-09-19 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | Inkjet recording apparatus and recording head |
US20090179961A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead maintenance facility with variable speed wiper element |
US20090179962A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead wiping protocol for inkjet printer |
US8313165B2 (en) | 2008-01-16 | 2012-11-20 | Zamtec Limited | Printhead nozzle face wiper with non-linear contact surface |
US20090179947A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead maintenance facility with nozzle face wiper having independent contact blades |
US8246142B2 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2012-08-21 | Zamtec Limited | Rotating printhead maintenance facility with symmetrical chassis |
US20090179944A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead maintenance facilty with elongate nozzle face wiper |
US8118422B2 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2012-02-21 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printer with paper guide on the printhead and pagewidth platen rotated into position |
US8277027B2 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2012-10-02 | Zamtec Limited | Printer with fluidically coupled printhead cartridge |
US20090179930A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead priming protocol |
US8277026B2 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2012-10-02 | Zamtec Limited | Printhead cartridge insertion protocol |
US20090179948A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead maintenance facility with nozzle face wiper having a single contact blade |
US20090179957A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead maintenance facility with pagewidth absorbent element |
US8277025B2 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2012-10-02 | Zamtec Limited | Printhead cartridge with no paper path obstructions |
US20090179942A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead maintenance facility with nozzle wiper movable parallel to media feed direction |
US8596769B2 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2013-12-03 | Zamtec Ltd | Inkjet printer with removable cartridge establishing fluidic connections during insertion |
US20090179951A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead nozzle face wiper with multiple overlapping skew blades |
US20090179954A1 (en) * | 2008-01-16 | 2009-07-16 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Printhead nozzle face wiper blade with multiple, inclined contact sections |
US20100255768A1 (en) * | 2009-04-07 | 2010-10-07 | Carrier Corporation | Airflow economizer and method for operating the same |
JP6276535B2 (en) * | 2013-08-09 | 2018-02-07 | キヤノン株式会社 | Inkjet recording device |
JP2022161141A (en) * | 2021-04-08 | 2022-10-21 | キヤノン株式会社 | Recording device and maintenance method |
Citations (4)
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EP0446885A1 (en) * | 1990-03-14 | 1991-09-18 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet recording apparatus and mechanism for discharging maintenance and recovery provided for the apparatus |
EP0494693A1 (en) * | 1991-01-11 | 1992-07-15 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet recording apparatus |
US5559539A (en) * | 1993-10-12 | 1996-09-24 | Dataproducts Corporation | Ink jet recording apparatus having self aligning print head cleaning system and method of operating the print head cleaning system |
EP0829353A2 (en) * | 1996-09-03 | 1998-03-18 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink-jet printing apparatus and printing method |
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EP0534634A1 (en) * | 1991-09-23 | 1993-03-31 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Method and compositions for producing stable, water-fast printed images |
JP3689444B2 (en) * | 1993-12-20 | 2005-08-31 | キヤノン株式会社 | Liquid composition, ink set, and image forming method and apparatus using the same |
JPH10226058A (en) * | 1997-02-18 | 1998-08-25 | Hitachi Ltd | Printer |
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1998
- 1998-05-15 JP JP10152242A patent/JPH11320915A/en active Pending
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1999
- 1999-04-23 US US09/296,598 patent/US6231157B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-05-05 EP EP99108926A patent/EP0956956B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-05-05 DE DE69943031T patent/DE69943031D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0446885A1 (en) * | 1990-03-14 | 1991-09-18 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet recording apparatus and mechanism for discharging maintenance and recovery provided for the apparatus |
EP0494693A1 (en) * | 1991-01-11 | 1992-07-15 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink jet recording apparatus |
US5559539A (en) * | 1993-10-12 | 1996-09-24 | Dataproducts Corporation | Ink jet recording apparatus having self aligning print head cleaning system and method of operating the print head cleaning system |
EP0829353A2 (en) * | 1996-09-03 | 1998-03-18 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Ink-jet printing apparatus and printing method |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPH11320915A (en) | 1999-11-24 |
US6231157B1 (en) | 2001-05-15 |
EP0956956B1 (en) | 2010-12-15 |
EP0956956A2 (en) | 1999-11-17 |
DE69943031D1 (en) | 2011-01-27 |
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